Attorney Patricia Shadis of Newcastle, ME; ethical dwarf

The state of Maine presented Patricia V. Shadis with a law license in 1988 after she graduated from the University of Maine School of Law

The Grievance Commission of the Maine Board of Bar Overseers found Patty guilty of engaging in the following misconduct, all of which involved Patty’s conduct duringthe course of a post-divorce motion to change primaryresidence of minor children from their mother to their father.

• Attempted to have a criminal investigation reopened against the mother’s then live-in partner, now husband
• Patty’s intent was to gain information for the custody case and to reopen the criminal investigation
• Patty initiated contact with the Maine State Police, arranged contact between witnesses, was in contact with the former wife of the
• man and had contact with the alleged victim
• Patty was discourteous and critical of a District Court Judge
• Engaged in conduct unworthy of an attorney
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court punished Patty by gifting her with a complimentary reprimand. 

As we speak (ca. March 2024), Patty practices her so-called brand of law in Newcastle, Maine.